A ___________ removes the entire clitoris and parts of the labia minora. It greatly reduces sexual pleasure for women and is intended to discourage premarital sex or being unfaithful after marriage. It often has medical complications and increase pain and danger in childbirth. Clitoridectomies were performed in the United States and Europe as late as the twentieth century to “cure” masturbation.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
clitoridectomy
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We can best understand the many problems in education by looking carefully at the way in which these problems are rooted in the patterns of class, racial, and gender __________ of the broader society
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Same-sex couples have successfully challenged ______, or the idea that heterosexuality is the only normal or acceptable option
a. the marriage gap b. misogyny c. heteronormativity d. homophobia
When one looks at a society from the outside, or from an emic perspective, one sees its characteristics in isolation rather than as they relate to the structure of the society as a whole.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Animation Concept Video: Social Stratification and InequalityClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 199 and watch the videos. When you've finished watching the videos, come back to the test and answer the following questions:Within a social stratification system, who out of the following individuals would be most likely to become a member of the upper-middle class?
A. a white child raised in a middle-class neighborhood B. a white child raised in a poor neighborhood C. a black child raised in a poor neighborhood D. a black child raised in a middle-class neighborhood